REABSORB


Meaning of REABSORB in English

v.

Pronunciation: ˌ r ē - ə b- ' so ̇ rb, - ' zo ̇ rb

Function: transitive verb

Date: circa 1774

: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted) <sugars reabsorb ed in the kidney> also : RESORB 2

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